I have a fortune book

Chapter 33 Palace, Business

This private room is quiet and exquisite, and has excellent sound insulation. It is considered to be the most expensive and best room in Mochizuki Building, even if you have money, you may not be able to get it.

But it was nothing to the Qi family, let alone the next head of the Qi family, Xiaoqi Wei Qi Hua, who wanted to treat guests to dinner in person.

In the back kitchen downstairs, the shopkeeper of Wangyuelou personally stared at the dishes that were about to be delivered, obviously very solemn.

The confidant boy is also the shopkeeper's nephew, he is puzzled, obviously they have a stronger background, and they can even be called noble.

Why did his uncle treat Qi Hua with such fanfare?

"Uncle, I remember that the Qi family is only the governor of Bei'an County, and Qi Hua's Xiaoqiwei is only a sixth-rank treatment. Why do you make you act so cautiously?" The servant asked in a low voice, puzzled. .

"You know what a fart, Mr. Qi was the first in the children's list at the age of 14. He has accumulated savings for many years under the guidance of famous scholars. This time he ended up in the third place in the county examination. I think he has to pass all the way. The worst is to be a Jinshi."

The boy nodded and said: "If you are a Jinshi, you can release the eighth-rank county magistrate at the beginning, and there are also seven-rank county magistrates under the operation of the Qi family, so the rank of Xiaoqiwei is nothing."

Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper shook his head, looked around and saw that there was no one around, and then taught him the most outstanding nephew in the family: "The key is not Qi Hua, but his father."

"The young minister of Guanglu Temple?"

"Well, I heard from the people above that this Qi Shaoqing is about to make a move, and it is very likely that we will be sent to Dingzhou."

The boy was too shocked to speak, if Father Qi returned to Dingzhou to work, then the political ecology of Bei'an County would change again.

Although he didn't study the imperial examinations seriously, he followed the errands of the palace, and he had some knowledge through his ears and eyes.

“Braised Sea Bass is delicious~”

At this time, there was a shout from the back kitchen, and a strong aroma came oncoming.

The shopkeeper hurriedly walked into the place covered with oily smoke, brought out the perch himself, and said to the boy: "You send it up, do you know what to do?"

"I know, I know." The boy nodded repeatedly.

Knocking on the door and walking into the private room, I saw two handsome young men toasting and drinking. The dishes on the table were all the best in Wangyuelou.

"Mr. Qi, Mr. Zhou, this is a sea bass that has just been collected from Ningjiang. Our shopkeeper told you to give it to two distinguished guests."

"Oh? Ningjiang perch, I heard it's stained with dragon blood, it's famous, but I didn't order this dish, right?" Qi Hua poked the tender fish on the plate a few times with chopsticks, and looked at the little fish with a half-smile fellow said.

"This is a gift from this building. It's a congratulations for the two counties. Please try it." The young servant hurriedly stepped forward to pour the wine and explained softly.

"Well, let's not be disrespectful, just let Brother Zhou taste the chef's skills in the palace." Qi Hua waved his hand, indicating that the servant can step down.

Only then did the boy heave a sigh of relief, and left the private room with a smile on his face. Although there was no reward, Qi Hua was willing to accept Wangyuelou's kindness, and that was the most important thing.

"Try it?"

Zhou Bai was also polite, and directly put a piece of fish into his mouth, savoring it carefully.

"Well, tender and delicate, delicious, not bad."

Hearing Zhou Bai's evaluation, Qi Hua said: "Of course, this is the Ningjiang perch. It is very difficult to catch. It takes a lot of effort to catch a few every time. It is often used as a tribute."

"Then I'm lucky. It's a pity that it's not the sea bass in late autumn and early winter, otherwise the taste would be better."

"Brother Qi has a lot of face, even Wangyue Tower flatters you so much, I heard that the people in this restaurant are from a certain royal family?" Zhou Bai teased while eating.

"Well, Shizhen Liangzhou's Xiyuan County King, the palace is on the edge of our Dingzhou." Qi Hua replied lightly.

Zhou Bai's chopsticks paused, the king of Xiyuan County, the previous king of Liang?This is one of the earliest princes who ruled Liangzhou from the king.

Qi Hua thought that Zhou Bai was worried that there would be problems in dealing with the forces of the royal family, so he said nonchalantly, "How come you have heard of this prince? Don't worry, the court is very strict with these princes. They say they are the town of Liangzhou, but in fact they can't give orders. The king's mansion and the power of Liangzhou are all in the hands of the state governor."

"So that's how it is, Brother Qi is good enough."

"Haha, it's just a restaurant that helps the Xiyuan Palace make money, so you can eat the fish if you eat it."

Qi Hua went on to say: "Speaking of which, why don't Brother Zhou stay in the county mansion and work hard for a few years before leaving Qiuwei?"

"I want to take this year's provincial examination, so I won't be an official in the county government." Zhou Bai shook his head and replied.

"What? Are you sure about this? The top of the list, the top of the case, the next step will not really be...!" Qi Hua didn't know Zhou Bai very well, but he also knew that he would not do things that he was not sure of.

Zhou Bai said solemnly: "Brother Qi, why don't you choose the township examination next year, otherwise you won't have a share in Xie Yuan."

"Well, Zhou Bai, you dare to tease Captain Ben Xiao, you have to drink this glass of wine!"

The wine was not high-grade wine, it was just plum sake that Qi Hua brought from home, but as they toasted each other, the relationship between the two obviously became familiar.

Zhou Bai valued Qi Hua's family connections, and Qi Hua valued Zhou Bai's future potential, and if they both wanted to make friends, they would be friends.

After drinking for three rounds, Zhou Bai talked about serious business, and he promised Qi Hua to go to the appointment with a purpose.

"Brother Qi is short of pocket money?"

Qi Hua smiled on his face, but his heart was moved. This is a good time to win over Zhou Bai.

So he said bluntly: "Could it be that brother Zhou has some good business to bring brother?"

"How can there be any good business? I am going to go to the next game this year, and I just want to earn money for travel expenses."

"Publish my personal poetry collection, how about [-]%? Printing, sales, and publicity are all your responsibility, and you get [-]%." Zhou Bai took out a stack of tied paper from his arms, which he started from the county examination. poetry.

Qi Hua opened it up and looked, the expression on his face changed, to be precise, most of them were pleasantly surprised, because there are several capitals that have not been circulated in the county.

"Good calligraphy! You don't start practicing calligraphy from the womb, do you?"

"They are all above red poems, and this poem is worth buying by scholars from other counties just to say that it is a wave of waves washing sand."

"I've done this business, and I can accept it even if it's divided, but I have one condition." Qi Hua thought for a moment, thinking that the Qi family would definitely not lose money on this business, just in time to take advantage of the popularity of the 15-year-old case. .

"Brother Qi, please tell me."

Zhou Bai knew that most bookstores accept manuscripts with a buyout system. It is normal for him to ask for other requests in this sharing system.

"The request is very simple. In the future, your other poems will also have to be sold by my Qi family."

"Of course, the share can be changed to [-]% and [-]%. You only provide the poem manuscript, and you don't need to worry about anything else. You can get [-]% bonus while sitting at home." Qi Hua said, looking at Zhou Bai seriously.

He was betting, betting that Zhou Bai's inspiration would not be cut off in the future, betting that his future fame would far exceed the present.

"Yes, the deal is made, but my Zhou family must also have the right to sell it, otherwise the clansmen will have to go to your Qi's shop to buy poetry collections, which is too much." Zhou Bai nodded and stated the last condition.

Qi Hua naturally agreed, how much share can a small villager occupy?

(End of this chapter)